Corey has a tendency to be a smart-mouth in all meetings.In the beginning,coworkers and his manager used to smile or nod.This can be described as a _____.Such feedback gave him a boost and he continued doing it so much that now it was becoming annoying.The manager and other coworkers decided to ignore his remarks and keep moving ahead with their agenda.Faced with this new situation,Corey stopped making inappropriate comments.This strategy can be described as:
A)punishment;extinction.
B)positive reinforcement;extinction.
C)punishment;negative reinforcement.
D)positive reinforcement;negative reinforcement.
E)negative reinforcement;extinction.

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Initially, Corey's behavior of being a smart-mouth was positively reinforced with smiles and nods from coworkers and his manager. However, as his behavior became too excessive, ignoring it and continuing with the agenda is an example of extinction. The fact that Corey stopped making inappropriate comments shows that his behavior was also negatively reinforced as he no longer received attention or reactions from others. Therefore, the strategy used by his coworkers and manager can be best described as positive reinforcement and extinction.

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